Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2016-03-03 | Lenoir City | Tennessee | Thomas Contracting | Multiple body parts | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was operating a tree-trimming machine to cut tree limbs along a powerline when the machine rolled off a hill and struck a group of trees. He suffered a concussion, fractured arm, and broken ribs. | |||||
2015-05-26 | Lenoir City | Tennessee | CHARLES BLALOCK & SONS, INC. | Multiple body parts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
A four inch diameter drill casing used to load shot when blasting for bridge footings approximately 100 feet deep exploded. The employee was in a designated area assigned for loading the shot. The shot was complete and clean-up was being performed. Once the shot has been ignited in the casing, the casings are retrieved and placed into a scrap trailer. An employee was attempting to cut the casing with a cutting torch to fit into the scrap trailer when the casing exploded. The employee's face |